Chapter 190 - Return to the Mission
Chapter 190 - Return to the Mission
Two days after Ning Fei's birthday, the car returning to Yucheng started.
In just two days, Qiao Li's daughter's appearance has changed greatly. Ning Fei had her hair cut shorter and her clothes changed into simple cotton coats and trousers, making the child look like a little boy at first glance. Ning Fei also specifically told her that for safety reasons, she had to pretend to be a boy on the way to Yucheng. And before Qiao Li went to find her, she had to use the pseudonym "Xiao Shui" and keep her real name and origins secret.
The little girl seemed to understand but agreed to Ning Fei's request.
Before leaving, Ning Fei confirmed with her again: "Are you really going with us? Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. If you cry and want to go back to Pingdu to find your mother in the middle of the night, I will just throw you out. Don't think I'm trying to scare you."
"I..." The little girl couldn't help but confirm, "Mr. Ning, has my mother come to see me these two days?"
"No." Ning Fei calmly stated the cruel truth, "Not to mention that she has never been here, even if we sent someone to look for her, we couldn't get close to her easily. There are people around her who are secretly watching her, specifically to determine who will look for her. In this situation, who would dare to look for her easily? Looking for her would only bring trouble."
Duan Yunhong, who was standing beside him, heard this and interrupted, "Why did you tell her this?"
"You are a child and you really don't understand anything? It's better to explain it clearly and let her experience it herself." Ning Fei replied to him twice, then looked at the girl again, "What do you think? Are you going or not?"
The girl hesitated and said, "Then I can't even go and see my mother one last time?"
Ning Fei: "No."
"...Then, I'll go with you." The girl finally made up her mind, "My mother wants me to come and seek refuge with Mr. Ning, so I'll obey and go with you."
"Okay, then take your things and get on the passenger seat later." Ning Fei didn't have any words of praise, just a bunch of instructions, "Tell me if there's anything important on the way, such as feeling unwell, something dangerous, or even if you want to go to the bathroom. As for other irrelevant chats, forget it. You can get in the car, fasten your seat belt and go to sleep. Don't look at anything you shouldn't look at, and don't ask anything you shouldn't ask. Got it?"
"knew."
"Okay, go move your own stuff."
The little girl, or "Xiao Shui" now, nodded and quickly ran away.
Duan Yunhong looked at the child's back as he left, then tilted his head to look at Ning Fei: "You are quite good at taking care of children. You also worked very hard when you were a teacher before. Could it be that... you like being a 'male mother'?"
"It's been a while since I last saw you go crazy. I still feel the same way, as if you suddenly had a brain attack." Ning Fei squinted at him, "If you don't set rules for her in advance, won't you be annoyed to death when she acts like a child on the road? She got in the car because of me. If you implicate me and ask me to deal with it immediately, where can I go to deal with it? What if I get kicked out of the car by you?"
"How dare I implicate you? If I kick you out of the car, you will definitely drag me down with you." Duan Yunhong suddenly leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "Oh no, I was just joking about being a 'male mother', but it suddenly feels really good. What should I do?"
"...What's wrong with you? Your XP is really twisted?" Ning Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, "Oh, no, you liked to play with women's clothes before, so you just like this style, right? But you are slowly exposing it? I have to make it clear in advance that occasionally playing with you does not mean that I also have this hobby. You'd better not suddenly give me a closet full of skirts one day, or I will give you a volley of bullets."
"You're talking about me? You're not much better, are you?" Duan Yunhong raised his eyebrows. "The bet that Qiao Li wouldn't return the book, isn't that the same thing you asked for? You asked me to have someone make that tattered dress specially for me, how should I tell the tailor, have you thought about this?"
"Hahahaha, you better accept defeat, Boss Duan!" Ning Fei was happy when he talked about this, and poked him hard in the chest, "This is the material for being a 'mother', make good use of it!"
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Duan Yunhong, Ning Fei, the driver and Xiao Shui, a group of three adult men and a little girl, set off for Yucheng.
As for Duan Yunhong's assistant, although theoretically it would be no problem for them to squeeze into the car together, Duan Yunhong and Ning Fei did not want to lose their comfort, so they left the assistant behind and took the train. As for how many trips and how many days it will take, the assistant can only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
Of course, to outsiders who don’t know the situation, it’s obvious at first glance that the four people in the car are all men. But when looking for a place to stay at night, there are always three rooms and Xiaoshui gets one for herself. This arrangement did not scare Xiaoshui, but instead made her secretly relieved. Qiao Li taught her the difference between men and women since she was very young. If Ning Fei arranged her and the driver in the same room, she would be even more uneasy. Moreover, Xiaoshui has good self-care ability and hardly causes any trouble to the adults.
The several days’ drive was neither long nor short, and it ended smoothly.
Duan Yunhong's car drove into Ning Fei's residence. Not only did Duan Yunhong himself follow in, but all his luggage was also moved into Ning Fei's house in a dignified manner. Ning Fei looked at him directing his servants to move and put things away, with a smile on his face. The steward saw his expression and leaned in to ask in a low voice, "Young Master, should we let that Boss Duan carry the luggage in?"
"... It's okay, just let him live here. I'll take care of him if he's too naughty." Ning Fei replied, and then changed the subject, "The boy I brought back is actually a little girl. You can let a woman take care of her. Let her help with some light chores around the house, and she can live and eat with you. I'll take her somewhere else later, so don't let the little girl mess around."
"The origin of that child..."
"Don't worry about it." Ning Fei's tone turned cold. "You should know clearly what to say and what to ask. I've said so much, but you have to 'take in, don't give out'. Just treat it as an extra servant here, understand?"
"Got it." The manager's nerves tensed up and he lowered his head in agreement. Soon, he remembered something else: "By the way, Master, your assistant said yesterday that you should notify him as soon as you get home. You see..."
"He should be in the office now, right? I'll call him." Ning Fei waved his hand, "Go and do your thing."
The steward took the order and left, and Ning Fei turned and walked towards the stairs, preparing to go upstairs to the study to make a phone call.
More than ten minutes later, Duan Yunhong, who had finally arranged all the luggage for himself and Ning Fei, knocked on the study door.
"Come in."
Duan Yunhong opened the door and saw Ning Fei sitting behind the desk, leaning back with his feet on the table, looking as if he was daydreaming. The man walked over and asked in confusion, "I haven't seen you like this for a long time. What's wrong? What made Mr. Ning so embarrassed as soon as he got home?"
Ning Fei raised her eyes and glanced at him: "It's still Liang Zhiming's mess."
"...Hmm?" Duan Yunhong walked around the table and approached him. "What do you mean?"
"The people who were watching Qiao Li found out that her daughter was missing, so they investigated all the way and found out that Qiao Li sent her daughter to you." Ning Fei said coldly, "Then by coincidence, we said we were going back to Yucheng soon, and the child disappeared as well. Secretary Cui remembered that I said that Cheng Lingqi from Yucheng and I were friends. So he called Cheng Lingqi and asked us if we took Qiao Li's daughter away and if it had anything to do with Liang Zhiming. Cheng Lingqi was scared to death and asked my assistant what was going on. My assistant was also confused, so he asked me to deal with the matter as soon as I got back."
"That group of people is so idle? They are really keeping an eye on the whereabouts of Qiao Li's daughter?" Duan Yunhong frowned slightly, "Could it be that Qiao Li is actually connected to the organization, but we don't know it?"
"It's impossible to verify this now. Not to mention that we are not in Pingdu, even if we are, you have nothing to do with them now, and you won't be able to find out." Ning Fei leaned back in the chair, put his hands on his abdomen, and shook his feet. "It seems that we can't hide the fact that we brought the child back. We can only think of an excuse to deal with it."
"You are here to help Cheng Lingqi come up with an excuse, right?" Duan Yunhong propped up the table with one hand. "With our status, it doesn't matter what nonsense we say. You are more worried about getting Cheng Lingqi into trouble, so that's why you are worried?"
"Otherwise?" Ning Fei said with a soft "tsk". "I came here with a debt collection mission. You didn't think that I would forget about the business after going on a 'roots-seeking journey' with you? Also, you promised to help me complete the mission, so don't just stand here and watch the fun like nothing happened."
"I'm just afraid of ruining your plan." Duan Yunhong leaned forward slightly and pinched Ning Fei's chin. "You should have thought about how to deal with it. Tell me about it?"
"Ha, do you really want to hear it?" Ning Fei slapped the man's hand away, stared into his eyes for several seconds, and suddenly smiled jokingly, "I was just thinking, why not just say that I bought it."
"...Huh?" Duan Yunhong was really surprised. "What kind of bad idea is this? How did you come up with this idea? Even if this kind of thing still exists these days, you bought a nine-year-old child and brought him all the way back to Yucheng. It's impossible that you did it just to buy a little servant, right?"
"It's true." Ning Fei shrugged, "But if I can get over this, it doesn't matter if I'm called a freak..."
"It does matter." Duan Yunhong interrupted him suddenly, "You want to play the game of 'as long as I complete the task, it doesn't matter what happens to me' again, right?"
As he spoke, the man put Ning Fei's feet under the table, then reached out and lifted him up, putting him on the table so that he could look at him face to face. "You have been like this since the first world we met. I questioned you at that time, but you thought I was meddling and turned a deaf ear to me. Now, I am qualified to express my opposition, right?"
"..." Ning Fei was silent for two seconds, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think you are pregnant?"
"Even if not, I am now ready to oppose you doing this." Duan Yunhong rested his hands on his sides, staring at the man in front of him, "Especially when it comes to your reputation in that aspect, I will not let you get smeared easily, otherwise what am I? So, you'd better think of another plan."
When Ning Fei heard these words, he felt that he should be dismissive. After all, no one could point fingers at his debt collection methods. But for some reason, after looking at Duan Yunhong for a few seconds, Ning Fei suddenly wanted to laugh.
"Tsk...! Who do you think you are... You're still fighting with a false excuse!" He raised his hands and slapped Duan Yunhong on the face, "This is just a stopgap measure, quick and convenient, I'll be gone soon anyway. You're jealous of this, then think about it. Anyway, we can't implicate Cheng Lingqi, so think of a foolproof plan, Boss Duan!"
Duan Yunhong pressed his hand on his face and said, "Actually, I've thought about this a long time ago - I mean, how can you protect the Cheng family as much as possible in your entire mission? But I'm afraid that if I tell you, you'll say that I'm interfering too much with your mission. Now that we've come to this point, why don't I just tell you one of my ideas?"
Ning Fei snorted and laughed: "Allowed."
Duan Yunhong said slowly: "I think...why not let Cheng Lingqi be captured?"
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